Pad for infants



y 26,1921 B. PADOLSKY PAD FOR INFANTS Filed March 2,' 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 B. PADOLSKY PAD FOR INFANTS July 26, 1927. 8

Filed March 2, 1925 2 Sheets-Shet g Jivlentor; IQSSZQ'PYCZUB fant Patented July 26, 1927. v

UNITED STATES 1,637,088 PATENT OFFICE.

BESSIE PADOLSKY; OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

PAD FOR INFANTS.

' Application filed March 2, 1925. Serial No. 12,589.

My invention is designed to provide an inspad having an insert of imperviable fabric, readily removable for laundering the pad and separated from the child when in use by a quilted layer or ply; the pad having contiguous therewith or attached thereto an adjustable covering flap or fold .turned transversely to the length of the pad for enveloping the infant and restricting its move ments to any desired degree.

. The characteristic. features and advantages of my improvements will more fully appear'fromthe following description and the accompanying drawing in illustration thereof.

In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an outspread pad embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a pers ective view showing the covering flap folde and fastened; 3 is a fragmentary bottom view of the pa Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional View on the line 44 of Fi 2; Fig.5 is a'perspective view of a modi ed form of pad; and Fig. 6 is a bottom view of the form of pad shown in Fig. 5. l I

In the embodiment of my invention illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4 of the drawings, sheets of textile fabric 1 and 2 have a fibrous filler 3 quilted between them to form an absorbent protective pad, to which is stitched a sheet of fabric 4 forming a: ocket on the bottom of the pad and exten ing over approximately one half of its area; the pocket providing a sheath :for a sheet of 'impervia- The pocket opening 6 is shown extending transversely to the length of the 'pad an closed by the fasteners or tie tapes 7 but it will be understood that such 0 ening'may, if desired, be made parallel with. a lateral edge of the pad and suitably fastened.

A shoulder piece. 8 pro ects beyond the uilted portion of the pad and has formed t ereon the head piece or bonnet 9 and the shoulder straps 10 containing button holes 11 for engagement with buttons 12 on the end of the covering flap of the pad when the latter is foldedtransversely to its length to form an envelop, as illustrated in Fig. 2. The openings between the lateral edges of the folded pad are closed by fasteners or he tapes 14 equidistantly spaced so that the covering flap may be turned up to any desired degree and fastened in position. Sup-- plementary tapes 14 may be placedbetween the tapes at the ends so as prevent the ,tonholes 11 on the buttons 12. If

freedom is desired than is afi'orded high to bring the buttons 12 adjacent to the button holes 11, the free end of the covering flap ma be secured by tying the tapes 15, inset f i'om the lateral edges of the pad, to adjacent tapes 14, or to the upper supplementary tapes 14;, or these tapes 15 may be tied when a closer envelo ment of the covering flap on the baby isesired than is afforded by fastening the butreater y the normal fastening of all the buttons, a single button on each side may be fastened.

The shoulder straps 10 may have fastened thereto safety pins 16 for securing auxiliary coverlets in place so that they cannot be thrown off.

Such a pad will always insure the dry and unsullied condition of bedding and coverlets; prevents the baby from wriggling ofi the impervious section of the pad or slipping down and projecting its feet orlegs through the lower end of the pad; and permits coverage and restriction of the movements of the baby to an extent appropriate to its age and activities. When it is desired not to restrict the activities of or cover the baby with the covering flap, this ma be ad, or the bonnet and shoulder piece may e laced under a pillow or folded under the ble material 5, such as rubber or oil cloth. p

'of the pad section covered by the pocket.

The covering flap, which need notbe quilted, is provided with buttonholes t alon the lateral edges of the covering flap and a apted for engagement with the buttons 14' to close the side row are equi istantlyspaced so that the covering flap may be turned up to any desired degree and fastened in place and sup-.

plementary buttons 4 are positioned between the top buttons 14 and coact with cooperating buttonholes to prevent the project1on'of the arms or hands. The end of the covering openings. The buttons of each flap is provided. with buttons 12 for engaging buttonholes 11 formed in the shoulder straps 10, or if this engagement permits greater freedom of movement than is desired, the end of the covering flap may be secured to the end of the shoulder piece 8 by-means of buttonholes 15 and buttons 15". Additional coverlets may be secured in place by the safety pins on the straps 10.

Having described my invention, I claim: A pad for infants comprising a sheet of suitable material having substantially parallel rows of fastenings adjacent to the longitudinal edges thereof and a shoulder portion at the upper end thereof, the lower portion of said sheet being adapted to be folded over varying amounts and transverse to the length of the pad to enclose the feet and cover the body of an occupant and forming an overlay section of variable length attachable in several positions by said fastenings to the underlying section of the pad, an open pocket formed on-the underlying section of the pad and containing a removable impervious member, padding disposed between said impervious member and the inner surface of the pad, and cooperating fastening means on said shoulder portion and the opposite end of the pad for securing them together.

Signed at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, this 26th day of February, 1925.

BESSIE PADOLSKY. 

